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Secure Egg Supply Plan
The Secure Egg Supply Plan (SES) was developed to avoid unnecessary destruction of eggs from healthy flocks in a high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) Control Area. The SES plan is a science-based preparedness plan developed by The Egg Sector Working Group, which includes representatives of the egg industry, USDA-APHIS-VS, the University of Minnesota, and Iowa State University. The overall goal of the SES plan is to safely move eggs and egg products within, out of, and into an HPAI Control Area without endangering the health of uninfected flocks. The plan also supports a continuous supply of eggs for the US public, facilitates business continuity for the egg industry and their retail and food service customers and fosters a high level of government, industry, and consumer confidence. We encourage you to download the Secure Egg Supply Plan by clicking on the link below:
- Executive Summary.pdf
- Secure Egg Supply Plan.pdf (No executive summary included.)
The Secure Egg Supply Plan has two major components:
The Egg Movement Control (EMC) Plan was developed by the egg industry, poultry veterinarians, and USDA APHIS’ Center for Epidemiology and Animal Health (CEAH) in collaboration with the Center for Animal Health and Food Safety at the University of Minnesota. The objective of the EMC plan is to develop science-based guidelines for permitting the movement of eggs and egg products from operations in a HPAI control zone while effectively managing the risk of release of HPAI virus. The EMC plan is based on the following:
- Daily flock observation for abnormal clinical signs
- Daily RRT-PCR testing of samples from each flock on a farm
- Sanitation practices by egg producers: Cleaning and Disinfection Guidelines
- Proactive product-specific Risk Assessments
- Application of product-specific biocontainment procedures
- Permit Guidelines for specific eggs and egg products
The Federal and State Transport (FAST) Eggs Plan was developed by the Center for Food Security and Public Health at Iowa State University in collaboration with the egg industry, poultry veterinarians, and USDA APHIS-VS. The objective of the FAST Eggs Plan is to minimize the risk of exposure of poultry flocks to HPAI and thereby to limit the spread of HPAI during an outbreak. This is accomplished by:
- Audited minimum biosecurity standards: Biosecurity Checklist
- Location verification of participating farms
- Epidemiology data to identify potential exposure: Epidemiological Questionnaire
- Active surveillance in each layer house via daily RRT-PCR testing
- Secure website: to share information with Incident Commanders and authorized personnel
- Provides a high level of confidence that eggs are free of HPAI virus.
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